Grubauer was replaced by Pheonix Copley at the start of the third period.

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We just didn't want to take any chances," Mann said. "He got hit in the second period there. With the lead, I think regardless of the score, quite frankly, he's probably going to have to come out."

Grubauer, who won a playoff game with the Washington Capitals in April, stopped 19 of 21 shots to get credit for the win in his 2014-15 Hershey playoff debut.

He became the fifth goalie in history to win NHL and AHL playoff games in the same season. The others were John Gibson (2014), Robbie Moore (1979), Bert Gardiner (1939) and Earl Robertson (1937).

Galiev was felled at 17:55 of the second period on a slashing infraction that earned Worcester's Evan Trupp a major and game misconduct. Hershey made Worcester pay by responding with three power play goals.

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Both guys were in the room postgame chatting and all that," Mann said. "But certainly going to be a day-to-day situation with him [Galiev], as well. It was a little bit of a vicious hit there in our opinion."

NOTEBOOK

Bears assistant coach Bryan Helmer has gone 9-0 in playoff series during his association with the team. He went 8-0 as team captain during back-to-back Calder Cup seasons in 2008-09 and 2009-10. Now he is 1-0 as an assistant.

Bears winger Jakub Vrana's first-period goal was his first in the AHL.

Casey Wellman's hat trick was Hershey's first in the playoffs since Scott Barney recorded one on May 11, 2007, against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Hershey's 48 shots set a team playoff record. The previous record was 46 against Hamilton on June 1, 2007.

Bears captain Steve Oleksy returned to the lineup after missing two games with an upper body injury suffered in Game 1.